LEADER 03964nam 2200637 450 001 9910462840403321 005 20170815102203.0 010 $a1-299-18468-5 010 $a90-04-24477-8 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004244771 035 $a(CKB)2670000000333896 035 $a(EBL)1128368 035 $a(OCoLC)829461152 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832850 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11443002 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832850 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935232 035 $a(PQKB)10789541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1128368 035 $a(OCoLC)828627258 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004244771 035 $a(PPN)174396104 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000333896 100 $a20130227d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCharlemagne's early campaigns (768-777) $ea diplomatic and military analysis /$fby Bernard S. Bachrach 210 1$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (743 p.) 225 1 $aHistory of warfare,$x1385-7827 ;$v82 225 0$aHistory of warfare,$x1385-7827 ;$vv. 82 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-22410-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tIntroduction /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tTwo Kings: Charlemagne and Carloman /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tItaly in Flux: Opportunities and Problems /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Saxon War: Phase One /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Unwanted War /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Siege of Pavia /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Fall of Pavia and Its Aftermath /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Saxon War: Phase Two /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe Friuli Diversion /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tThe ?End? of the Saxon War /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tIntegration of the Saxon Territory /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tConclusions /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tBibliography /$rBernard S. Bachrach -- $tIndex /$rBernard S. Bachrach. 330 $aCharlemagne's Early Campaigns is the first book-length study of Charlemagne at war and its focus on the period 768-777 makes clear that the topic, for his forty-six year reign, is immense. The neglect of Charlemagne's campaigns and the diplomacy that undergirded them has truncated our understanding of the creation of the Carolingian empire and the great success enjoyed by its leader, who ranks with Frederick the Great and Napoleon among Europe's best. The critical deployment here of the numerous narrative and documentary sources combined with the systematic use of the immense corpus of archaeological evidence, much of which the result of excavations undertaken since World War II, is applied here, in detail, for the first time in order to broaden our understanding of Charlemagne's military strategy and campaign tactics. Charlemagne and his advisers emerge as very careful planners, with a thorough understanding of Roman military thinking, who were dedicated to the use of overwhelming force in order to win whenever possible without undertaking bloody combat. Charlemagne emerges from this study, to paraphrase a observation attributed to Scipio Africanus, as a military commander and not a warrior. 410 0$aHistory of Warfare$v82. 606 $aMilitary art and science$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aMilitary history, Medieval 606 $aHISTORY / Europe / France$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary history, Medieval. 615 7$aHISTORY / Europe / France 676 $a944.0142 676 $a944/.0142 700 $aBachrach$b Bernard S.$f1939-$0451235 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462840403321 996 $aCharlemagne's early campaigns (768-777)$92202658 997 $aUNINA